Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and War | The Windmill Pub Southport | Edmund | 19/09/2018 | 19:00 |
| For more information see: http://southportpips.weebly.com | ||||
| Is Existentialism relevant to society today? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 19/09/2018 | 19:30 | |
| Bring your Existentialist handbook. | ||||
| Monarchy or Republic? | The George Hotel (Bridport) | 19/09/2018 | 19:30 | |
| Marx Study Group | Jack Jones House | Study Group | 20/09/2018 | 18:00 |
| We will be continuing our study of Marx’s early writings, tracing the development of his ideas, to inform a programme of reading ‘Capital’, to start in the autumn. The meeting on 20th September will be looking at Marx’s ‘Preface’ and the abandoned ‘Introduction’ to ‘A Contribution to a Critique of Political Economy’ of 1859. https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1859/critique-pol-economy/index.htm. Please note that we will be covering the ‘Preface’ and ‘Introduction’ (which appears in the link above as appendix) rather than the full text of the Contribution. | ||||
| The Ethics of Research (?) | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | Allen | 24/09/2018 | 14:30 |
| Taking on the Tech Giants | The Blackie (Liverpool) | The World Transformed | 25/09/2018 | 12:30 |
| What is Art? | Bluecoat Art Centre (Liverpool) | Paul Doran | 25/09/2018 | 13:00 |
| OPEN FORUM | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | 25/09/2018 | 18:30 | |
| Wisdom ... ? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Chris | 25/09/2018 | 19:15 |
| What difference: men/women? | The Halfway House (Childwall) | Derek Cowley | 27/09/2018 | 19:15 |
| Reason, Instinct and Emotion Reason, | The Friday Forum (Liverpool) | David | 28/09/2018 | 14:00 |
| Stimulus to follow | ||||
| What rights should animals have? | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | Pauline | 01/10/2018 | 14:30 |
| How much does gender/sex matter? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Thinkers | 01/10/2018 | 19:00 |
| Grand Opening! | The Dog & Partridge (Sheffield) | Rosie | 01/10/2018 | 19:45 |
| Open Forum | Rose and Crown (Bebington Village) | The group | 03/10/2018 | 13:30 |
| Consumerism | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | 03/10/2018 | 19:00 | |
| What is the philosophical nature of colour? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 03/10/2018 | 19:30 | |
| Express yourself in purple prose. Or not. | ||||
| Regeneration | The Queen Hotel | Group | 07/10/2018 | 13:00 |
| Chester LIPS (CLIPS) | ||||
| Is perception universal? | The Red Lion (Stockton Heath) | 08/10/2018 | 07:00 | |
| How useful is language? | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | Edna | 08/10/2018 | 14:30 |
| Philosophy of Religion | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Aubrey | 08/10/2018 | 20:00 |
| The Ethics of Belief | Bluecoat Art Centre (Liverpool) | The group | 09/10/2018 | 13:00 |
| Can anger be justified? | The Halfway House (Childwall) | Open forum | 11/10/2018 | 19:15 |
| Political Philosophy | The Casa Bar (Liverpool) | Alan Barton | 13/10/2018 | 11:00 |
| For the last few years the CASA group has met on Saturday mornings once a month. Discussions have been interesting and productive. However, due to a coincidence of stalwarts having other commitments, we have not succeeded in getting together since January. We are having a re-launch. The emphasis is loosely on political philosophy. Topic is “Do we need the nation-state to protect us against the internet?” – That loose! (Alan) | ||||
| Happiness (?) | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | Open forum | 15/10/2018 | 14:30 |
| Two Serious Ladies | The Vernon | Mary | 15/10/2018 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs | ||||
| Are men and women treated the same under the law? If not, why not? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 17/10/2018 | 19:30 | |
| Will the ladies listen politely whilst the men sort this one out? Should they? | ||||
| Effective altruism | The George Hotel (Bridport) | 17/10/2018 | 19:30 | |
| What is the Highest Virtue? | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | Paul | 22/10/2018 | 14:30 |
| Are lies ever justifiable | The Halfway House (Childwall) | Greg | 25/10/2018 | 19:15 |
| Which wars are just? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Thinkers | 05/11/2018 | 19:00 |
| To be arranged | The Dog & Partridge (Sheffield) | The Group | 05/11/2018 | 19:45 |
| Patriotism? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 07/11/2018 | 19:30 | |
| Is it more than shouting for the World Cup? | ||||
| Emergent Spirituality | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Len | 12/11/2018 | 20:00 |
| The Human Stain | The Vernon | Mike | 19/11/2018 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs (LIPS) | ||||
| Can we experience anything objectively? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 21/11/2018 | 19:30 | |
| Look up 'Objectively' in the dictionary. | ||||
| tba | The George Hotel (Bridport) | 21/11/2018 | 19:30 | |
| 1) most important + 2) most enjoyable books. | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Thinkers | 03/12/2018 | 19:00 |
| To be arranged | The Dog & Partridge (Sheffield) | The Group | 03/12/2018 | 19:45 |
| Do we need bad ideas to help us find good ones? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 05/12/2018 | 19:30 |
| I never have bad ideas, so I dont know. Really... | ||||
| Annual Xmas Lecture | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Phil | 10/12/2018 | 20:00 |
| Christmas Party | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | Merseyside committee | 14/12/2018 | 19:00 |
| Burmese Days | The Vernon | Derek | 17/12/2018 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs Liverpool (LIPS) | ||||
| Open Forum | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 19/12/2018 | 19:30 | |
| This may involve tinsel... | ||||
| Resolution discussion | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 02/01/2019 | 19:30 |
| Never again...... | ||||
| Are electronic friends the same as face-to-face friends? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Jenny | 16/01/2019 | 19:30 |
| At least you can switch them off... | ||||
| Consumerism - Is it the end of the world as we know it? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | 06/02/2019 | 19:30 | |
| If the world hasn't ended before then. | ||||
| Are my principles more important than your life? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 20/02/2019 | 19:30 |
| Is it a difficult decision? | ||||
| We choose the evenings topic on the night | The Exchange (Leicester) | Group | 02/12/2020 | 00:00 |